Posted: 5/15/24 at 8:35pm
I’m thinking of getting Mrs Doubtfire tickets this fall in Costa Mesa. I would like feedback if the tour is worth the revisions since the Broadway run. Just to help make up my mind
Posted: 5/15/24 at 10:10pm
I saw it in Chicago and thought it was cute! Rob McClure is a great performer, though his voice is kind of shot after playing the role for so long. I’d say go!
Posted: 5/15/24 at 10:59pm
This is kind of a sidebar, but since you mention revisions: did they change much for the touring and London productions? Aside from the customary condensing of sets and cast size.
Posted: 5/15/24 at 11:24pm
ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "This is kind of a sidebar, but since you mention revisions: did they change much for the touring and London productions? Aside from the customary condensing of sets and cast size."
I believe there is a whole new opening number. I saw the tour on one of its first stops, and when I went back and listened to the cast recording the opening was completely different. I preferred the new opening.
Is the show great? No, but I had fun. And seeing Rob McClure perform is always such a joy. But I will agree that his voice already sounded shot when I saw it in December, I can't imagine how he's holding up now.
Posted: 5/15/24 at 11:29pm
The show, eh..,but Rob Yay! He’s always amazing
Posted: 5/16/24 at 2:10am
Also saw it in Chicago and it felt… like a non union show. It’s not. But it all felt very cheap. It just wasn’t good. Rob was fine? But the show as a whole was just not good.
Posted: 5/16/24 at 2:24am
If you have the urge to see this then do yourself a favor and make sure to buy a discount ticket or shop stubhub for a last minute very cheap seat. It is a mediocre affair at best. I also saw it in Chicago and even if it wasn't a non union show it still felt extremely cheap. And I like Rob. But felt sad for him in this. You could feel him cashing his check. Know what I mean?
Posted: 5/16/24 at 9:21am
Is the tour set significantly downgraded. I saw this in its Seattle pre-Broadway run and even then the set was pretty basic.
Posted: 5/16/24 at 9:45am
There’s no automation, set pieces don’t track in and out on their own. The house set looks about the same from pictures, except there’s no stairs.
Posted: 5/16/24 at 10:14am
I saw the show several times during the Broadway run ranging from what ended up being final preview pre-Covid to reopening on Broadway to post hiatus all of which made changes in various forms. The tour has changes that were made to the show from the transfer to the UK/West End.
The opening number changed several times during the Broadway run - it went from "That's Daniel" pre-Covid to "What's Wrong With This Picture" for reopening and then more changes to "What's Wrong With This Picture" post-hiatus. The opening for the tour is back to "That's Daniel".
The other major song change was the changes to "Playing with Fire" which during the Broadway run had been a larger solo for Wanda Seller and now has morphed into a group number where Daniel is called out by seveal members of the family. The change here makes so much more sense and works really well.
The tour verison of the show is the tightest verison of the show I have seen in all the versions I saw and Rob is giving a masterclass level performance in musical comedy. The rest of the cast are very talented and game for the material as well.
Is it a perfect show? No, but it's a lot of fun and has a really big heart.
Updated On: 5/16/24 at 10:14 AM
Posted: 5/16/24 at 11:27am
^ I only saw a bit of That’s Daniel from a “slime tutorial”.
Posted: 5/16/24 at 11:36am
I will say the "What the Hell" song by the kids was an earworm and I've repeated it many times. So I was happy to discover that at least. Just get a cheap ticket and go enjoy.
Posted: 5/17/24 at 8:53am
The show is super fun and very funny and made me sob at the end. Saw it in Florida recently. If you are a kid who has lived through a divorce, this show has a very strong and powerful message for you.The dancing was a blast. Rob McClure is an absolute genius.
Posted: 7/30/24 at 12:00pm
A casting update for this tour- it looks like Nik Alexander left on the 21st and his understudy Marquez Linder is taking over the role of Andre. Anyone know where Nik is headed next? I have a gut feeling he'll be going out on the road with Some Like It Hot as Jerry/Daphne.
*Edit: also looks like Jodi Kimura left on 6/30. One of the four OBC members who went on tour.
Updated On: 7/30/24 at 12:00 PM
Posted: 8/5/24 at 3:43pm
More casting news- Maggie Lakis played her final performance as Miranda last night. No word yet on who is replacing her for the final few months of tour.
Posted: 9/7/24 at 11:03am
According to kidsontour the Mrs. Doubtfire tour closes on November 24th in Appleton, WI.
Would not be shocked if Worklight sends this back out next season under a non-equity contract.
Updated On: 9/7/24 at 11:03 AM
Posted: 7/7/25 at 12:11pm
Ogunquit Playhouse’s Instagram has posted a clip of Rob McClure singing Sue Me from their current Guys & Dolls. It really sounds like Rob damaged his upper vocal range playing Mrs Doubtfire. Bianca Marroquin sounds great as Adelaide.
Updated On: 7/7/25 at 12:11 PM
Posted: 11/3/25 at 10:07am
I saw the tour yesterday afternoon, it’s WONDERFUL. Craig Allen Smith is extraordinary as Doubtfire, hilarious and moving. I would definitely recommend seeing it if you’re unsure.
